DAME
Dame have produced the world’s first reusable tampon applicator and they sell rather discrete reusable sanitary towels. Still, they’re not about to be coy about periods, seeing it as their mission to break the taboo around them. So far, they’ve saved over 6 million plastic period products from the bin.
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PLANET
DAME have partnered with Pilio to invest in carbon insetting in their cotton supply chains. They say that their investment has supported a clean energy shop, 80 clean cookstoves, and the planting of 180 fruit trees in the cotton farming region of Pakistan. DAME say that they wanted this solution to compensate for 250 tonnes of greenhouse gas, although it is not clear whether this was achieved, or if this accounts for DAME’s carbon footprint. As of July 2023, they have successfully prevented over 20 million tampon applicators being thrown away.
PEOPLE
DAME have their own DAMEchangers programme for girls. They donate products to programmes such as Rethink Periods and WEN's Environmenstrual Ambassador programme to help young people learn about alternative products earlier, form sustainable habits, and make use of the free products available to them whilst at school. They also partnered with singer Nina Nesbitt to launch limited edition Period Drama Queen tampons, with 100% of the profit going to Bloody Good Period.
BUSINESS
DAME are B-Corp certified, and are working to completely eliminate single-use plastic in period products, avoiding huge amounts of waste. We’re impressed with DAME’s transparency in their extremely detailed annual impact reports.
Assessed: June 2024
